James Torrez
James joined KTVU in January 2021. Since his time, he's reported on the COVID-19 pandemic, mass shootings in San Jose and Sacramento, as well as playoff runs for the San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Golden State Warriors.
James began his career as a reporter/fill-in anchor at WTVC in Chattanooga Tennessee, where he was named Best TV News Reporter by Tennessee Associated Press in 2017. After 2.5 years, he moved back home to West Palm Beach where he became a multimedia journalist at WPEC. There, he earned an EMMY nomination for his work covering the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian striking the Bahamas.
James was born and raised in West Palm Beach, FL. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Telecommunications with a specialization in News and Producing at the University of Florida. In college, James won a professional Florida Associated Press award for a feature piece produced with a study abroad group in Florence, Italy.
Coming from South Florida, James was excited to escape the humidity and learn about the microclimates of the Bay Area. He also loves to explore the different cuisines in each district of San Francisco; you can easily find him looking for the next DIm Sum spot in Chinatown. James also enjoys all kinds of sports. He plays and coaches soccer and volleyball in the Bay Area. On Saturdays in the Fall, you can find James rooting on his beloved Gators on the college football field.
The latest from James Torrez
San Jose police shoot suspect they say threatened officers with knife
Officers were called out on Sunday about 7:45 p.m. to the area near S. First and Sutter streets to help out with a "family disturbance involving a weapon."
Bay Area Council pushes for CHP deployment to reduce BART crimes
After recent attacks on or near BART trains, there are calls to get crimes under control with a renewed call to deploy highway patrol officers, even though BART leaders say they have a handle on it.
OUSD proposes merging 10 schools to cut costs
Oakland school leaders are meeting on Wednesday to discuss consolidating 10 school campuses as a way to cut costs to adjust to a rising budget deficit.
23andMe announces workforce cut of 40% before the holidays
DNA site 23andMe is now announcing a big cut just before the holidays – the latest setback for the struggling South San Francisco startup.
These 2 Northern California polling spots may be affected by PG&E power shutoff
Pacific Gas & Electric is notifying 15,000 customers in 17 counties that the utility may shut off their power on Tuesday, but officials also said that only two polling places are in the affected outage area.
San Francisco responds to Union Square crime with metal barriers
The city of San Francisco is responding to crime in Union Square.
Bay Area bridge tolls could reach $11.50 by 2030 under proposed increase plan
This increase would affect state-owned bridges like the Bay Bridge, Benicia Bridge and Carquinez Bridge.
Letter-writing party at Manny's in San Francisco ahead of Election Day
San Francisco volunteers on Wednesday are writing letters to people in Nevada in order to get them to the polls to vote.
Teens missing since San Lorenzo homecoming dance found safe, sheriff says
The two teenagers had been missing since Friday's dance.
PG&E shuts off power to 16K customers because of fire risk
PG&E on Friday shut off power to roughly 16,000 customers because of the high fire risk, as they restored power to others who were no longer in the danger zone.